Floor Covering Installer articles from January 2001

Floor Covering Installer archives from January 2001

ProSource.(offers flooring products and installation products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Revolutionize the way you buy flooring. Turn every installation job into a more profitable job by also selling the flooring. At ProSource, we make you more money by offering over 20,000 flooring products for you to sell -- carpet, vinyl,...

Sachwin Products.(scraper)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... FREE OFFER Not just another scraper but a superior scraper with impact action to control the removal of materials where other scrapers leave off. This scraper is priced too cheap not to have on your work truck. You'll wonder how you did...

Sawtec[TM] Tile-Vac.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2001... The Sawtec[TM] Tile-Vac Is Dust Free. The Sawtec[TM] Tile-Vac is dust-free for cutting tile, mortar joints, grout joints or tuck-pointing, so your job site is safer and cleaner. The Tile-Vac cuts dry, providing excellent visibility and...

Portland Cement.(association video on moisture in concrete slabs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Moisture in Concrete Slabs Methods of Moisture Testing for Concrete Prevent costly floor covering failures by understanding the causes of moisture in concrete slabs. PCA's no-nonsense video uses real-world examples to review available test...

Bon Tool Company.(introduces Dolphin Knife System)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Dolphin Knife System. Bon Tool Company introduces the Dolphin Knife System. The system starts with an ergonomically designed knife with a die cast aluminum handle and a quick change latch for fast blade changes without tools. Regular and...

Have You Checked Lately?(changes in the floor installation industry)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Every few months, it seems a new floor covering product hits the market. If it's not from a U.S. manufacturer, it's from somewhere overseas. As an installer, it's more often than not your job to determine how to install it, using the methods...

C-Cure introduces new approach to grout selection.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... C-Cure introduces the Grout Selector, a new approach to grout selection intended to make the process simple and trouble-free for the customer. For the first time, the company says, customers are able to take actual color grout samples home,...

Turbo Groover from Leo Martinez.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Leo Martinez Enterprises, manufacturer of flooring tools, introduces a new Manual Grooving Tool that uses no electricity produces no dust, works on safety/abrasive materials and is capable to handle curves. With these features, it becomes...

Aqua Mix introduces Stone Sealer to care and maintenance line.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Aqua Mix introduces Stone Sealer, a water-based penetrating sealer formulated to provide stain protection for up to five years. The no-sheen, natural-look sealer may be used on polished and unpolished stone, the company says. Stone Sealer...

TEC membrane now sized for residential projects.(TEC Specialty Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The new pail kit of Triple Flex, a multi-purpose waterproofing and crack isolation membrane and flexible bonding mortar from TEC Specialty Products, provides an amount of material determined to be correct for smaller tile projects, including...

Powernail's Model 250.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Powernail Co. introduces its new Model 250 Manual T & G Powernailer for 5/16" to 5/8" Engineered T&G Hardwood Flooring. The 6 1/3 pound Model 250 uses the exclusive PowerBlade and E-Powercleats nails designed specifically for Engineered T&G...

SurePly available at distributors nationwide.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... SurePly, a premium-grade imported plywood underlayment from Pat Brown Lumber Corp., is backed by a 10-year warranty and is accepted as an approved underlayment by vinyl manufacturers, the company says.

Bostik introduces Hydroment Black-Top #90210.(Bostik Findley Flooring Group )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The Bostik Findley Flooring Group announces the development of Hydroment Black-Top #90210, a liquid rubber-based, fabric-reinforced, flexible waterproofing/anti-fracture membrane for use on horizontal and vertical surfaces. Available in...

Edco unveils electric tile stripper.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Edco introduces a new Electric Tile Stripper for use on concrete or wood surfaces to remove vinyl tile, linoleum, carpeting, adhesives, and carpet backing. The oscillating blade uses a slicing action for faster removal. The handle is isolated...

Lifespan carpet backing delivers for commercial broadloom.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Lifespan polyurethane carpet backing from Dow Chemical uses polyurethane dispersion technology to deliver a cost-effective, high-performance solution for the non-cushion commercial broadloom industry, the company says. Dow says Lifespan...

New Hardibacker product from James Hardie.(James Hardie Building Products )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... James Hardie Building Products will launch its Hardibacker 500, with the new, patented G2 technology, at Surfaces 2001 in Las Vegas. Hardibacker 500 with G2 technology is the lightest 1/2-inch cement underlayment in the industry, the...

Dynamic Instruments introduces The Verifier.(voice recorder)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Dynamic Instruments has unveiled The Verifier, a voice recorder that lends itself to applications where short-term record and replay supports a business' requirements. The Verifier is capable of recording from eight up to 32 channels in a...

SL-24 Laser Square offers up a variety of leveling options.
January 1, 2001... The SL-24 Laser Square is a line-producing square and level-line laser tool. The Square offers 90-degree squaring with lines, not dots, as well as lines for horizontal alignment. With what the company calls "the most powerful laser beam...

Paslode nailer features adjustable depth-of-drive.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The 16-Gauge 3250-F16 Pneumatic Trim/Finish Nailer from Paslode now features an adjustable depth-of-drive mechanism that provides precise control of nail depth in both hard and soft wood with our the use of a wrench, the company says. ...

Bonsal introduces WP-6000 membrane.(W.R. Bonsal Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... W.R. Bonsai Company introduces the Bonsal WP-6000 Waterproof Membrane and crack isolation system, employing an advanced latex polymer-based technology. WP-6000 is a thin, load-bearing membrane premixed and ready to use, offering increased...

SI promotes two to key positions.(SI Florring Systems Corp. , Lou Ziebold, Hugh McClain)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... SI Flooring Systems, in order to help facilitate future growth, has promoted Lou Ziebold to senior vice president of sales and marketing for all of SI Corp.'s business units, and Hugh McClain has been promoted to general manager for SI Concrete...

Redesigned Website offers extensive resources.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... USG Corp. has launched a new customer-focused Website at www.usg.com that enables building and design professionals to quickly and easily access derailed information on USG's full line of wall and ceiling construction products. The site is...

Custom Building Products recognized with award.
January 1, 2001... Custom Building Products was presented with a Good Corporate Citizen Award from the city of Bell Sanitation District of Los Angeles County The company received the award for its consistent compliance with all industrial wastewater...

Dow Polyurethane Floor Covering Business launches Website.(Dow Chemical Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The Polyurethane Floor Covering Business of The Dow Chemical Co. has launched a new Website designed to provide timely information about its polyurethane carpet backing products. Architects, specifiers, design firms and others can access...

Scofield holds training seminar at White Cap.(LM Scofield)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Representatives of LM Scofield held a two-day training seminar at White Cap Pro-Contractor Supplier in Ontario, Calif., Dec. 8-9 2000, to demonstrate the application and diversity of its Overlay product. The 50-plus participants were...

Azrock introduces eHotline.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Azrock Commercial Flooring introduces eHotline, an e-mail service for requesting technical information on Azrock products. Any installation- or maintenance-related question can now be sent directly to the new eHotline at AZTech@domco.ca. where...

InterLam's e-commerce page offers online purchasing.(www.interlam.bigstep.com)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Customers can now purchase InterLam, Inc.'s mounting and laminating tools and accessories online via its new e-commerce page, the company says. www.interlam.bigstep.com offers brand names such as Olfa, Velcro, ProEDGE, and others. The...

Southland acquisitions bring location total to 47.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The Southland Group recently concluded the acquisition of the Ellis Company, located in North and South Carolina, and A.C.I.S. in Chattanooga, Tenn., bringing to 47 the number of locations nationwide. The company has also acquired a...

Forbo announces new Dallas-based training center.(Forbo Holding AG)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Forbo announces the addition of another Master Mechanic Training Center. The Dallas, Tx. center is well-positioned to service the increasing demand for quality, trained mechanics in the marketplace, the company says. The Dallas center...

Kelly-Goodwin introduces new sales representative.(Tracy Carpenter)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Tracy Carpenter is the newest territory sales representative for Kelly-Goodwin. Carpenter replaces Bob Benbow, who is pursuing other interests. Carpenter is a floor covering and hardwood flooring veteran with 12 years of experience in the...

Pro/Float from Mapei helps reduce substrate problems.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Pro/Float from Mapei is a polyethylene grid system that is connected and fastened to the floor, then floated with Mapecem Premix high-strength mortar mix. The company says the system for same-day tile installation, has no seams, will not rust...

Linear Floor Inlays offer variety of creative options.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Linear Floor Inlays can be made from rubber mats and tiles, all types of carpeting, vinyl tiles and sheeting, and a variety of other floor covering materials. Logos, mascots, seals, insignias; these and other creative design ideas can be inlaid...

NAC goes back to school with 101 Floor Prep.(National Applied Construction Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... National Applied Construction Products has developed a product that it says "solves another installation hurdle." The problem: how to set tile and stone over porous surfaces. To help solve the problem, NAC introduces 101 Floor Prep. 101 Floor...

Seam Master's Seamster.(carpet repair tool)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2001... Seam Master's Seamster is now available. The Seamster allows the installer or contractor to repair carpet seams without pulling and damaging the carpet fiber and without burning fingers as often happens with a hot glue gun. It is designed to be...

Installation Tips from the Resilient MailbaG.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... I have had several condominium projects where the concrete was cracked. Our installers filled the cracks with a Portland-based patching compound and installed the sheet vinyl. Shortly after the installation, the once-smooth substrate revealed...

Installing Laminate Flooring Around a Fixed Object.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... One of the most challenging installations an installer can face is the installation of flooring around a fixed object. It does not matter what the product is -- vinyl, ceramic, wood, laminate -- it just does not matter. Fortunately, with a...

Thoughts and Tips For a New Year.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... January 2001. The new century has finally arrived, the dawn of the new millennium. I have a few thoughts to share with you, as well as a couple of tips to make your work a little easier. Contemplating the new century started me thinking...

Grout Joint Repair.
January 1, 2001... Tile installers face a number of challenges, not the least of which is making repairs to grout joints that are cracked or crumbling. The first step is to determine if the cracks are caused by faulty grout, old age, grout erosion caused by a...

So What's Different About Installing ESD Tile?(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Many high-tech customers' electronics assembly plants, computer stores, and office buildings with telephone centers and computer rooms need flooring that reduces electrostatic discharge (ESD). Static is generated by simple movements, such as...

TCAA Convention waves ALOHA to the millennium.(Tile Contractors Association of America)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The powers-that-be behind the 92nd annual, gathering of the Tile Contractors' Association of America put a decidedly tropical spin on the event. To the delight of attendees, the four-day convention was held at the Hyatt Regency in Maui, Hawaii,...

Crack-Isolation Systems: Reducing the Risk to Ceramic and Marble Floors.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Crack-isolation systems have been created to alleviate fracturing in ceramic tile and marble floors. In fact, development of these systems has become an industry unto itself, mainly because of manufacturers' increased production of larger-sized...

Installing Hardwood Flooring Over a Concrete Slab.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... When installing hardwood flooring over a concrete slab, it is important to understand the keys to managing natural expansion and contraction in hardwood products. These include slab preparation, moisture management of the concrete slab and...

A Significant Return, Guaranteed!(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... How many investments do you make that deliver a guaranteed return? Is that something that might interest you? Then turn your mind and sights toward "Investment in Learning: FCICA Convention 2001." The Chateau Sonesta Hotel, located in the...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2001... Dear FCI, A "few more" qualified installers has been a desire for most carpet retailers during the past several years. With a strong construction and remodel economy driving the demand for installers, retailers are limiting their ability...

NLFTC Website unveiled.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The National Laminate Flooring Training Center, in an effort to better communicate its services to retailers, distributors, and mechanics, launched its new Website at www.nlftc.com. Users can access installation instructions; enroll in courses;...

Angel acquired by USF Surface Preparation Group.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... USF Surface Preparation Group announces the acquisition of Angel Equipment Sales, Inc., an industrial distributor located in Aurora, Colo. Since 1990, Angel Equipment Sales has been a leader in providing rental sales and service of...

Buckeye Flooring extending its reach.(expanding into other states)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Buckeye Flooring is expanding into Indiana, lower Michigan, and North and South Carolina. Joining the company are Mario Skaggs; Greg Smith; Jake Posey; Barbara Dedeaux; Waldo Hagensen; Mike Sanderson; and Dave Wagy. The company's...

Prewitt named president, GM at Lockwood Flooring.(Randy Prewitt)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Randy Prewitt has been named president and general manager of Lockwood Flooring, a St. Louis, Mo.-based hardwood flooring distributor. Prewitt has served the company as general sales manager since March 2000. He is also president and general...

TCA welcomes public relations manager.(Shannon Woodmansee appointed at Tile Council of America)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The Tile Council of America has announced the appointment of Shannon Woodmansee to the position of public relations manager. Woodmansee will be responsible for promoting TCA members, and creating greater awareness and use of ceramic tile to...

Anderson-Tully Veneers enters hardwood flooring.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Anderson-Tully has announced a new entry into the hardwood segment of the floor covering industry. The company will offer a full line of pre-finished, engineered hardwood flooring in the Spring of 2001. The new product line, Capella Hardwood...

Para-Chem facility adds new equipment.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Para-Chem's adhesive plant and distribution center in Adelanto, Calif., has expanded its production capabilities in its powders division with the addition of new equipment and processes. Four new filling machines, holding tanks, and an...

Powers Fasteners names regional sales manager.(Lenny Colasuonno)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... New Rochelle, N.Y.-based Powers Fasteners has announced the appointment of Lenny Colasuonno to the position of eastern regional sales manager. The announcement was made by Phillip T. Rose, vice president, sales and marketing. Colasuonno...

Surfaces 2001: The Industry Pilgrimage is Again Upon Us.
January 1, 2001... There are those who mark the passage of time by counting the number of ritualized holiday voyages to Grandma and Grandpa's. Some prefer to watch Dick Clark drop a giant ball in the Big Apple, while deduction-junkies target April 15 each and...

Roses Are Red, Carpets Are... Gray?(causes of discoloration)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... In our line of work, the old adage, "The customer is always right," has been used to settle many complaints. This is true regardless of where you are in the floor covering chain: Manufacturing; distribution; installation; wholesale; or retail....

Accessible Training for Floor Covering Installers.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... It is the copy machine factor. The copies from the original document are clear and crisp. However, once you start making copies from copies, and additional copies from those copies, pretty soon the documents in your hands become blurred,...